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Table 1

Laboratory vs space radar analogy for a 0.205 m analogue in its largest dimension and the 535 m Itokawa asteroid in its largest dimension.

Analogue asteroid Real asteroid


FB [GHz] Lab radar ƒ0 B/f0 Space radar ƒ0 FB [MHz]
f ∊ [2, 18] 10 GHz 1.6 3.8 MHz f ∊ [0.76, 6.84]
f ∊ [3.5, 16] 9.75 GHz 1.3 3.74 MHz f ∊ [1.31, 6.17]
f ∊ [3.5, 12] 7.75 GHz 1.1 2.97 MHz f ∊ [1.34, 4.60]

Notes. B/f0 denotes the bandwidth (B) vs. centre frequency and FB the frequency band.

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